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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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