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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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