MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colombia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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