MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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