MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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