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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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