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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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