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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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