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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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