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
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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