MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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