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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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