MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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