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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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