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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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