MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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