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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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