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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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