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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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