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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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