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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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