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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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