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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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