MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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