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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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