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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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