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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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