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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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