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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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