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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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