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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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