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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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