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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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