MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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