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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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