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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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