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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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