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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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