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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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