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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
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