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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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