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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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