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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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