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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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