MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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