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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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