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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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