MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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