MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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