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
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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