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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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