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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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