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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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