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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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