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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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