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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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