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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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