MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
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