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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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