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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major 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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