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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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