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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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