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
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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