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
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
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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