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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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