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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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