MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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