MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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