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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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