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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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