MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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