MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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