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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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