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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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