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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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