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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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