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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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