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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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