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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
YouTube to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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