MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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