MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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