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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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