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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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