MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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