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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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