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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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