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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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