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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum 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 education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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