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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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