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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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