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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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