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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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