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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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