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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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