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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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