MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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