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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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