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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important 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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