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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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