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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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