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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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