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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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