MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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