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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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