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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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