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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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