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
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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