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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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