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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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