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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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