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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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