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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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