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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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