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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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