MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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