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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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