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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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