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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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