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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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