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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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