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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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