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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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