MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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