MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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