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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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