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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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