MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important 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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