MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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