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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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