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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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