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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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