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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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