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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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