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.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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