MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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