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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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