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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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