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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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