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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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