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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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