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
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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