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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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