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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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