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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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