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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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