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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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