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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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