MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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