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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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