MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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