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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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