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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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