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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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