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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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