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
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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