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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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