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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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