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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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