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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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