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
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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