MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major 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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