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
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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