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 is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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