MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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