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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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