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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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