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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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