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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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