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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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