MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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