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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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