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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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