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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important 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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