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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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