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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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