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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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