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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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