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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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