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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers 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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