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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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