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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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