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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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