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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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