MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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