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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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