MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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