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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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