MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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