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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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