MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
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