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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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