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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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