MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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