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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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