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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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