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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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