MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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