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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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