MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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