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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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