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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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