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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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