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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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