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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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