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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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