MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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