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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with 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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