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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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