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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
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 deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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