MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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