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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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