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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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