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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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