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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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