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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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