MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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