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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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