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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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