MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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