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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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