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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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