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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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