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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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