MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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