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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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