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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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