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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major 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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