MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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