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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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