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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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