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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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