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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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