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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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