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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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