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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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