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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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