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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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