MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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