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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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