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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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