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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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