MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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