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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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