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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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