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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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