MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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