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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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