MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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