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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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