MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
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
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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