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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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