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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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