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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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