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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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