MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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