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 is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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