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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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