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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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