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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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