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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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