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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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