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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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