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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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