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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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