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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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