MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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