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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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