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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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