MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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