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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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