MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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