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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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