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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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