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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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