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
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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