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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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