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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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