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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
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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