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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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