MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner 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 e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes 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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