MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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