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 is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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