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.
Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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