MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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