MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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