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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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