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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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