MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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