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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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