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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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