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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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