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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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