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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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