MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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