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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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