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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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