MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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