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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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