MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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