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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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