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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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