MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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