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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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