MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
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