MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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