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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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