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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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