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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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