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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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