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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about 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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