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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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