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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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