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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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