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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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