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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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