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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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