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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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