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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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