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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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