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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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