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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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