MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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