MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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