MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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