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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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