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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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