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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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