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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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