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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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