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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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