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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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