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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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