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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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