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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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