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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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