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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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