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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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