MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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