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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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