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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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