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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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