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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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