MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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