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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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