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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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