MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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