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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
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 deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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