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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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