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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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