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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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