MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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