MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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