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.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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