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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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