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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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