MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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