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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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