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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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