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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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