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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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