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.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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