MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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