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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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