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
book
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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