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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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