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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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