MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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