MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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