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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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