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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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