MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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