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.
Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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