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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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