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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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