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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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