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
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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