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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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