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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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