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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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