MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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