MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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