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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key 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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