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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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