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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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