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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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