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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology enable
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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