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
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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