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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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