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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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