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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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