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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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