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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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