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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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