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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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