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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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