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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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