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.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire 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 educational topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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