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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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