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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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