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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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