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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Philippines to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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