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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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