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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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