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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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