MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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