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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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