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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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