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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses 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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