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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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