MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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