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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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