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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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