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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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