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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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