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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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