MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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