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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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