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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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