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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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