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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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