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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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