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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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