MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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