MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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