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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Spain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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