MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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