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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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