MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Haiti to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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