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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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