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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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