MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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