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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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