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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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