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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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