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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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