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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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