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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are empowering
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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