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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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