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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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