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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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