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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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