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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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