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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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