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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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