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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Italy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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