MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines 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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