MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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