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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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