MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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