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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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