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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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