MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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