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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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