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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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