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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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