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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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