MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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