MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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