MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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