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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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