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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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