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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important 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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