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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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