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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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