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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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