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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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