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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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