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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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