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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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