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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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