MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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