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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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