MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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