MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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