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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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