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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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