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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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