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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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