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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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