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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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