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.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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