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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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