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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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