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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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