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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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