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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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