MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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