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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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