MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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