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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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