MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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