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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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