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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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