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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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