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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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