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 is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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