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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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