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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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