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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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