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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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