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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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