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
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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