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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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