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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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