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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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