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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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