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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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