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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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