MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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