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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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