MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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