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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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